Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
कर्कोटकेन नागेन कृतोऽयं तत्र प्राप्तये । पश्चिमेन च मार्गोऽयं प्रभासं याति सुप्रभम्
karkoṭakena nāgena kṛto'yaṃ tatra prāptaye | paścimena ca mārgo'yaṃ prabhāsaṃ yāti suprabham
Dieser Weg wurde vom Nāga Karkoṭaka geschaffen, um jenen Ort zu erreichen. Und dieser westliche Pfad führt zur strahlenden Prabhāsa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Karkoṭaka Nāga fashions or reveals a westward road that shines toward Prabhāsa; the destination is depicted as a brilliant coastal sanctuary with a prominent liṅga-temple silhouette.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is portrayed as a divinely ordered network, protected and structured by cosmic beings like the Nāgas.
Prabhāsa is highlighted as the destination of the western route.
No explicit ritual is stated; the focus is on the sanctified pathway to Prabhāsa.